Barge Company Agrees to Pay $2 Million After Louisiana Oil Spill

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American Commercial Barge Line LLC has agreed to pay more than $2 million and acquire and restore nearly 650 acres of land following an oil spill into the Mississippi River near NewOrleans, according to a filing in a federal court in Louisiana.The spill occurred in 2008 when an American Commercial tug that was pushing a barge upriver crossed paths with an ocean-bound tanker ship, according to the complaint filed in the U.S.District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. About 282,800 gallons of oil were released, the Justice Department and state told the court Monday.